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Books

The Domination
The Domination
The Domination of Draka is a dystopian alternate history series by S. M. Stirling. It comprises a main trilogy of novels as well as one crossover novel set after the original and a book of short stories...

, an alternate history / science-fiction / alternate reality fictional, by S. M. Stirling
S. M. Stirling
Stephen Michael Stirling is a French-born Canadian-American science fiction and fantasy author. Stirling is probably best known for his Draka series of alternate history novels and the more recent time travel/alternate history Nantucket series and Emberverse series.-Personal:Stirling was born on...

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Music

Dominant (music)
Dominant (music)
In music, the dominant is the fifth scale degree of the diatonic scale, called "dominant" because it is next in importance to the tonic,and a dominant chord is any chord built upon that pitch, using the notes of the same diatonic scale...

, a diatonic scale step and diatonic function in tonal music theory
Dominant seventh chord
Dominant seventh chord
In music theory, a dominant seventh chord, or major minor seventh chord,is a chord composed of a root, major third, perfect fifth, and minor seventh. It can be also viewed as a major triad with an additional minor seventh...

, a four-note chord consisting of a major triad and a minor seventh
Domination (Cannonball Adderley album)
Domination (Cannonball Adderley album)
Domination is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley released on the Capitol label featuring performances of by Adderley with an orchestra conducted by Oliver Nelson. The CD release added the bonus track "Experience in E" composed by Joe Zawinul and originally released on the 1970 album...
Domination (Domino album)
Domination (Morbid Angel album)
Domination (Morifade album)
Domination (Morifade album)
Domination is the so far last album by Swedish power metal band Morifade. It was released in 2004.- Track listing :All tracks by Stefan Petersson# "Parallels" – 5:03# "A Silent Revolution" – 6:34# "The Second Coming" – 4:26# "Words I Never Speak" – 4:52...
"Domination", a song by Pantera from Cowboys from Hell
Cowboys from Hell
Cowboys from Hell is Pantera's fifth album and their first Atco Records album, recorded at The Dallas Sound Lab in Irving, TX and released on July 24, 1990. This was their first commercially successful album, exposing the band's groove metal style to mainstream audiences...
"Domination", a song by Symphony X from Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost (Symphony X album)
-Personnel:Symphony X*Russell Allen – vocals*Michael Romeo – guitars, orchestral keyboards and programming*Michael Pinnella – piano, keyboards*Michael Lepond – bass*Jason Rullo – drumsProduction*Produced, recorded, and engineered by Michael Romeo...

Games

Domination (chess)
Domination (chess)
In chess, and particularly in endgame studies, domination occurs when a piece has a relatively wide choice of destination squares, but nevertheless cannot avoid being captured....

occurs where a chess piece with wide movement cannot avoid capture.
Domination (video game) is a turn-based computer game.
Domination (poker)
Domination (poker)
Poker hand A is said to dominate poker hand B if poker hand B has three or fewer outs that would improve it enough to win. Informally, domination is sometimes used to refer to any situation where one hand is highly likely to beat another...

, way of rating a poker hand.
Domination, also known as Focus (board game)
Focus (board game)
Focus is an abstract strategy board game, designed by Sid Sackson and first published in 1964 by Kosmos. The game has been re-published many times since, sometimes under the titles Domination or Dominio. Focus won the 1981 Spiel des Jahres and Essen Feather awards...

, a 1964 game designed by Sid Sackson.

Biology

Dominant allele in genetics is the affecting allele in the gene
Footedness
Footedness
Footedness, similar to handedness, is the natural preference of one's left or right foot for various purposes. While purposes vary, such as applying the greatest force in a kick or stomp, footedness is most commonly associated with the preference of a particular foot in the leading position while...

for when one foot is dominant
Handedness
Handedness
Handedness is a human attribute defined by unequal distribution of fine motor skills between the left and right hands. An individual who is more dexterous with the right hand is called right-handed and one who is more skilled with the left is said to be left-handed...

for when one hand is dominant
Ocular dominance
Ocular dominance
Ocular dominance, sometimes called eye dominance or eyedness, is the tendency to prefer visual input from one eye to the other. It is somewhat analogous to the laterality of right or left handedness; however, the side of the dominant eye and the dominant hand do not always match...

for when one eye is dominant
Dominant species
Dominance (ecology)
Ecological dominance is the degree to which a species is more numerous than its competitors in an ecological community, or makes up more of the biomass...

for when one or a few species in a given biological community are most numerous or form the bulk of the biomass
Biomass
Biomass, as a renewable energy source, is biological material from living, or recently living organisms. As an energy source, biomass can either be used directly, or converted into other energy products such as biofuel....

Mathematics

Dominating decision rule
Dominating decision rule
In decision theory, a decision rule is said to dominate another if the performance of the former is sometimes better, and never worse, than that of the latter....

, in decision theory
Domination number, in graph theory
Dominant maps, in algebraic geometry

Earth science

Dominant or prevailing winds, which are a key factor in atmoshpheric winds and in erosion.